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When talking about Christianity, what do we refer to? The Pope? The various Protestant denominations? JW?

I can tell you that Orthodox priests led the fight against the muslims and were the target of jewish hatred: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gregory_V_of_Constantinople#Jewish-Greek_animosity

For centuries the Orthodox priests kept the language and the national identity alive and blessed the arms of the fight against the muslim occupation:

https://greekcitytimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Screen-Shot-2020-11-06-at-5.49.03-pm.png

https://doppat.gr/media/k2/items/cache/8d2d352177553035380c8d89065116aa_XL.jpg

https://thecaller.gr/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/germanos-1024x753.jpg

Back then, the clergy wasn't corrupted and wasn't encouraging replacement of the natives by muslims or whatever.